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1961 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Bubbletop Coupe ( Magnificent Olds Bubble Top ) on 2040-cars

US $64,000.00
Year:1961 Mileage:62000
Location:

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco, California, United States
Advertising:

Excellent Car To Drive & Enjoy, Or To Show If Desired.

Anyone Viewing These Images Of The Car / Reading These Words Likely Knows What It Is.

And Likely Doesn’t Need A Bunch Of General Background On 61 Olds Bubble Tops.

So I’ll Spare You The Generics. 


Though Please Read All Of The Below Details If Buying Or Offering. 

As It Will Make The Transaction For Prevailing Buyer Simplest / Easiest If So.



Am Told This Car Lived Most Of It’s Life In Oklahoma. 

Previous Owner Was In Arizona.

The Car Is Currently Registered In California. Vintage 61 California Plates. Registered. Clear Title. 



394 Skyrocket Engine Is Excellent.  Transmission Excellent.  The Car Runs & Drives Great.  No Issues. 

Easy Start.  No Exhaust Smoke.  Not Even Close. 

Roto-Hydramatic Transmission Shifts Smoothly Through All Gears. 

Excellent Interior.  Perfect Dash Pad, Seats & Carpet.  White Headliner Is Perfect. 

Chrome Wheels Are Perfect. 

Laser Straight Perfect Body.  

Many Long-Time Car Folks Have Said They’ve Never Seen A Better Black Paint Job.  I’d Agree.

The Car Has Incredibly Deep / Rich Black Paint.

Previous Owner Says The Paint Is PPG.  

The Car Is Detailed / Waxed By The Best High-End Detailer Shop In SF.

Original Paint Color From The Factory Was *Provincial White*.


All Chrome Is Show Quality. 

Glass Has No Cracks Or Chips.   

Steering Wheel Has 1 Small Crack ( Pictured ).

Dash Paint Has 1 Small Irregularity.  A Small Faded Rub-Out Spot On The Dash Paint 
A Little Smaller Than The Size Of A Dress Shirt Button ( Pictured ). Not Really Noticeable.  
I Didn’t Notice It For A Couple Of Months. 


This Is A Nearly-Concours Car.  And Shows Tremendously.

There Is No Caveat Here, Or Anything About The Car You Need To Know 
That Hasn’t Been Presented Here In Order For You To Effectively Evaluate It’s Condition.
  
There Are No Negatives.  Or I Would Speak Up And Provide Images Of Further Flaws ( There Aren't Any ).

Only Unusual Element Is The Wipers Have Been Removed ( Which Is How The Car Came To Me Also ).

You Won’t Be Driving This Car In The Rain Anyway.

The Wipers Were Likely Removed To Keep From Scratching The Windshield.  


I Can Provide More Images Of The Car, Including Many Images Up On A Lift.  

And Other Images That Evidence The Magnificent Quality Of This Car. 



Am Selling The Car To Pare Down.  Have Too Many Cars. 

I Own The Car Outright.  And Hold The California Title. 

Am Too Busy With Real Estate Work To Spend The Time Getting The Car To Barrett-Jackson, Or Monterey. 

So We’re Doing The Easy Breezy eBay Thing Instead. 



Enthusiastic Buyers:  

If You’re Not Able To Spring For The $64K List Price, 

Don’t Be Shy On The *Best Offer* Option, If You Can Offer Any $ That’s Close Enough.  

I’m Particularly Open To An Acceptable Offer From A California Buyer.  

As I’d -Prefer- The Car To Remain In California. 


Am Also Open To A Trade For Land / Real Estate Anywhere In The US,

Or A Trade For Porsche 911 ( 1989 To 1994 ),

Or Porsche 911 Targa ( 1967 To 1973 ).

Not Interested In Cabriolet Or Tiptronic Transmission. 



If Making An Offer, Please Do So Via eBay Email.  Via *Contact Seller*.

And Not By Clicking *Make An Offer* And Going Through That System / That Approach. 




The $64K Price Is For A Guy Like Me 
Who Wants What He Wants And Wants It Now.  

And Doesn’t Care About A Few Extra $’s 
In Exchange For The Immediate Gratification Value / Mental Health Value That *Buy It Now* Affords. 

Some Folks Have The Means / Funds To Get What They Want, 
When They Want It, 
And Aren’t Sweating The $.



Note To Prevailing Buyer:

I Have An Excellent Reputation In Business / Real Estate. 

I Can Forward A Link To 450+ Five Star Testimonials 
Of The Service Level / My Personal Character 
Related To The California Real Estate Brokerage That I Own And Operate As A Small Business Entrepreneur.

I Value Truth, Clarity, And Integrity.
Highest Level Personal Honor Is At The Core Of All That I Do. 

Including The Sale Of This Most Excellent And Rare Car ( Many Were Built. Few Of This Quality / High Style Remain ).

1961 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Coupe Bubble Top.  

Happy Motoring.


Gavin
San Francisco



• The Car Is Available For Inspection In San Francisco, CA.


• I’ve Included A Good Number Of Images Of The Car To Show It’s Quality.

Note That The Omission Of A Specific Photo Of Something You’d Like To See Is Not Meant To Conceal A Flaw.

It Is Simply Not Possible To Provide 1000 Photos To Evidence Such Things

As What The Inside Of The Gas Tank Door Looks Like, 

Or What The Trunk Lock Looks Like, For Example.   

The Car Is Essentially Flawless.  Like A New Car Is.

The Point Of The Photos Presented Is To Evidence The Fact That Everything About The Car Is Essentially Perfect. 


• Standard Payment Terms To Winning Buyer.  

You All Know The Standard Terms On Deposit / Timing Of Payment(s).  

Will Coordinate Easily, Quickly & Comfortably With Prevailing Buyer.  


• I Will Naturally Assist With Shipping Arrangements 
If Buyer Not Picking Up The Car Himself / Herself. 

• Am Also Open To Trade For Land / Real Estate, 
And Trade For Certain Porsche 911 Models, As Mentioned.


Best Of Fortunes On This Car, Or Whatever You Fancy. 



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Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Ever since Gran Turismo 4, Jay Leno has had at least one of his cars included in the popular racing simulator (starting with the Tank Car), and more of his machines appears in Gran Turismo 6. They include this nose-heavy, front-wheel-drive V8-powered muscle car. Yes, that aptly describes a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - except Leno's is rear-wheel drive. And it has a Cadillac CTS-V race engine modified to pump out 1,070 horsepower.
For the latest Jay Leno's Garage episode, he takes his real Toronado out for a cruise and then drives the virtual one like he stole it, accruing some body damage along the way. Leno also drives the virtual supercar Mercedes-Benz designed for GT6, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept that debuted at the LA Auto Show, along with the real one, which is a 1:1-scale model. The model is radio-controlled and equipped with a small electric motor, sufficient to move it on and off of auto show floors.
Head below to watch the episode, which includes a few words from GT6 creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

This Or That: 1980 Oldsmobile 442 vs. 1989 BMW 635CSi [w/poll]

Thu, 09 Oct 2014

The last time I roped a coworker into an automotive debate, I lost. Resoundingly, I might add. Still, 2,385 voters chose to cast their lots for the Fiat 500 Abarth, as opposed to 5,273 choosing the Ford Fiesta ST, and so I can rest easy in the knowledge that at least 30 percent of you, dear readers, see things my way. I still like to think we have more fun, too.
My loss in the first round of our This or That series, in which two Autoblog editors pick sides on any given topic and then attempt to explain why the other is completely wrong, didn't stop me from picking another good-natured fight, this time with Senior Editor Seyth Miersma. Last time, our chosen sides were eerily similar in design, albeit quite different in actual execution. This time, our vehicular peculiarities couldn't seemingly fall any further from one another: A 1980 Oldsmobile 442 wouldn't seem to match up in comparison to a 1989 BMW 635CSi.
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Mon, 30 Jun 2014

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